EndNote: Importing Reference Databases Citations
The OSU Library catalog, OhioLINK catalog and many reference databases allow you
to output citations in a format that can be imported into bibliographic
management software. This document provides information for doing this
with EndNote v5 or higher.
Basic familiarity with EndNote is assumed. EndNote's
downloading instructions may be more current than this document.
Saving citations and importing them into EndNote may work better with some databases than others due to differences in data structure. Test a few citations and compare the EndNote entries with the database citation to confirm that all the desired data is output from the database and imported correctly.
The information provided in the table below includes:
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list of databases/vendors which have been tested with EndNote,
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steps to save citations in each database; always save as text (.txt);
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EndNote filter to use for each database; also see next paragraph;
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database vendor.
Selecting the Correct Import Filter from EndNote File/Import/Import Options
The initial list of EndNote import filters is only a sampling of those in
EndNote. If your database/vendor are not included in this initial filters list
select the
Other Filters... option to view a longer list of import filters.
If your database/vendor is in this longer list click Choose to add
that filter to the initial filter list. Additional
EndNote import filters can be
downloaded
from EndNote. Other filter options include
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using a filter for a different database from the same vendor;
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editing an existing filter to meet your needs
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manually entering citations
If you use a filter for a different database from the same vendor or alter a filter always test it with several records to confirm that all the desired data is output from the database and imported correctly
Help
Contact Penny Pearson (614/292-6247) if you have questions.
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Database Name |
Save Format from Database |
EndNote Import Option |
Vendor |
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Academic Search Complete |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Accounting and Tax Database |
Mark articles, click My Research tab, click Export Citations, click Export directly to.. EndNote. |
direct export |
ProQuest |
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Africa-Wide |
In "select Display Format" menu choose "display: marked Citations"; click Export and EndNote |
direct export |
NISC |
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AGRICOLA |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Alt HealthWatch |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Aluminum Industry Abstracts |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Toxline (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
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American Periodicals Series |
Mark articles, click My Research tab, click Export Citations, click Export directly to.. EndNote. |
direct export |
ProQuest |
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Anthro Plus |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
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Art Abstracts |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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ArticleFirst |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index |
Mark records; on Marked Records page select “Export to reference software” |
direct export |
ISI |
|
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
| Bibliography of Native North Americans | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
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Bibliography of the History of Art |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
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Biography Index |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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BIOSIS Previews, including Biological Abstracts |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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Business & Industry |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
|
Business Source Complete |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
|
CABDirect |
Mark records; select EndNote from export menu in bottom window, click export; save as .txt. |
Reference Manager (RIS) |
CABDirect |
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Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramic Abstracts |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Eng Mats Abs (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
|
Chicano Database |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
|
CINAHL |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
manual import: Refer/BiblX |
EBSCO |
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Clase and Periodica |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
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Communication & Mass Media |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Compendex |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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Compendex Historical 1884-1968 |
Refer Format; automatic export see OhioLINK note. |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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Computers & Applied Sciences Complete |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
|
Contemporary Women's Issues |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
|
Copper Data Center Database |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Eng Mats Abs (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
|
Corrosion Abstracts |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Eng Mats Abs (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
|
Ecology Abstracts |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Eng Mats Abs (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
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EconLIT |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
| Economia y Negocios | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
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Education Full Text |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
| Education Research Complete | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
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Electronic Journal Center |
Display the full record, in top right box open Format/export as menu and select Refer, click GO. |
direct export |
OhioLINK EJC |
|
Engineered Materials Abstracts |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Eng Mats Abs (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
| Environment Complete | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
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Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Eng Mats Abs (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
|
ERIC (OhioLINK version) |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
|
ERIC (EBSCO version) |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Ethnic NewsWatch |
Mark articles, click My Research tab, click Export Citations, click Export directly to.. EndNote. |
direct export |
ProQuest |
| Evidence Based Medicine Reviews (Cochrane Databases | Mark records. Scroll to bottom, in Result Format menu select Direct export, click SAVE. On next page select Export results to RefWorks, click CONTINUE | direct export | OVID |
| Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
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Food Science and Technology Abstracts |
Mark record, click computer disk icon. On next screen select Export to Procite, EndNote or Reference Manager, click OK. |
direct export |
SilverPlatter (SP) |
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FRANCIS |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
| Fuente Academica | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
| Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
| Gender Studies Database | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
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GenderWatch |
Mark articles, click My Research tab, click Export Citations, click Export directly to.. EndNote. |
direct export |
ProQuest |
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GEOBASE |
Mark records, click Download, select RIS, EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager, click Download button. |
direct export |
Engineering Village |
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GeoRef |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
| GLBT Life (Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered Life) | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
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GPO Monthly Catalog |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
|
Hand Press Book File |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
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Health Source - Consumer Edition |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
|
Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Historical Abstracts |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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History of Science and Technology and Medicine |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
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Humanities International Complete |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
| IEEE Xplore | Mark records and click View selected items. On new screen in Download Citations box on left select EndNote, ProCite, RefMan from menu. | direct export | IEEE Xplore |
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Index Islamicus |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Toxline (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
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Index to 19th Century American Art Periodicals |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
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INSPEC |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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Inspec Archive, 1898-1968 |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
| Insurance Periodicals Index | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
| International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
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International Pharmaceutical Abstracts |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Toxline (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
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ISI Citation Databases |
Mark records. In Output Records box on the right check the option you want and click Export to Reference Software or Save to My EndNote Web |
automatic |
ISI |
| International Political Science Abstracts | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
|
JSTOR |
Click Save citation; select View Saved Citation, select Directly export citations into EndNote, ProCite or Reference Manager. |
direct export |
JSTOR |
| Legal Collection | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
| Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
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Library Literature and Information Science Full Text |
Mark records and click Exporting/Citing in left column. On next screen select Exporting to RefWorks, EndNote software and select Download Records into: The EndNote filter, click Export button. |
WilsonWeb |
Wilson |
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Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Toxline (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
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MAS Ultra |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
|
MasterFILE Premier |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
|
Materials Business File |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Toxline (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
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Mechanical Engineering Abstracts |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Toxline (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
| Medic Latina | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
| MEDLINE (OVID) | Mark records. Scroll to bottom, in Result Format menu select Direct export, click SAVE. On next page select Export results to RefWorks, click CONTINUE | direct export | OVID |
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MEDLINE 1953 to present (OhioLINK) |
Refer Format; automatic export see OhioLINK note. |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO version) |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
|
METADEX |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Metadex (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
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Middle Search Plus |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
|
MLA International Bibliography |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Newspaper Source |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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NTIS |
Mark record, click computer disk icon. On next screen select Export to Procite, EndNote or Reference Manager, click OK. |
direct export |
SilverPlatter (SP) |
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OhioLINK catalog |
EndNote |
EndNote |
Innovative Interfaces |
|
OSU Libraries catalog |
EndNote |
EndNote |
Innovative Interfaces |
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PAIS International |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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PapersFirst |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
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Philosopher’s Index |
Mark records. Scroll to bottom, in Result Format menu select Direct export, click SAVE. On next page select Export results to RefWorks, click CONTINUE |
direct export |
OVID |
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Primary Source |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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ProceedingsFirst |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
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Professional Development Collection |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
| ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (aka Dissertation Abstracts) | Mark articles, click My Research tab, click Export Citations, click Export directly to.. EndNote. | direct export | ProQuest |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers (New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post) | Mark articles, click My Research tab, click Export Citations, click Export directly to.. EndNote. | direct export | ProQuest |
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PsycINFO, 1967 to present |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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PsycINFO, 1887-1966 |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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PubMed |
Mark records; in Display menu select Medline; in Send to menu select File; click Send to button. |
PubMed (NLM) |
National Library Medicine |
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Regional Business News |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Religion & Philosophy Collection |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Religion Index |
RIS Format; see OhioLINK Note to configure your computer to accept the direct export |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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RILM |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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RIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals) |
In "select Display Format" menu choose "display: marked Citations"; click Export and EndNote |
automatic |
NISC |
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RLG Union Catalog -- ceased, merged into WorldCAT (OCLC) |
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| Rusian Academy of Sciences Bibiographies | Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. | direct export | OCLC |
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Science Citation Index Expanded |
Mark records; on Marked Records page select “Export to reference software” |
automatic |
ISI |
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SCIPIO |
Mark record, click Marked Records button, click Export button, select EndNote, click Export button. |
direct export |
OCLC |
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Social Sciences Abstracts |
Mark records and click Exporting/Citing in left column. On next screen select Exporting to RefWorks, EndNote software and select Download Records into: The EndNote filter, click Export button |
WilsonWeb |
Wilson |
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Social Sciences Citation Index |
Mark records; on Marked Records page select “Export to reference software” |
automatic |
ISI |
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Social Work Abstracts |
Mark record, click computer disk icon. On next screen select Export to Procite, EndNote or Reference Manager, click OK. |
direct export |
SilverPlatter (SP) |
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SocINDEX with Full Text |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Sociological Abstracts 1963-July 2005 |
Refer Format; automatic export see OhioLINK note. |
direct export |
OSearch (OhioLINK) |
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Sociological Collection |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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SPORT Discus |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Toxline |
Save: PC or MAC format |
Toxline (CSA) |
Cambridge Scientific |
| Vente et Gestion | Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save | direct export | EBSCO |
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Vocational & Career Collection |
Save records to folder. Open folder and select Export, select Direct export to EndNote, click Save |
direct export |
EBSCO |
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Wall Street Journal |
Mark articles, click My Research tab, click Export Citations, click Export directly to.. EndNote. |
direct export |
ProQuest |
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Web of Science (Web of Knowledge) |
Mark records; on Marked Records page select “Export to reference software” |
automatic |
ISI |
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WELDASEARCH |
Save: PC or MAC format &nbs |